hardfern

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noun

A deer fern, any member of the species Struthiopteris spicant (syn. Blechnum spicant) of ferns of Europe and northwestern America.

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Meanings

nounhardfern (plural hardferns)

plural hardferns

  1. A deer fern, any member of the species Struthiopteris spicant (syn. Blechnum spicant) of ferns of Europe and northwestern America.

Origin

From hard + fern.

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Translations

Dutch dubbelloof
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Icelandic skollakambur
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Cite this entry
APA

hardfern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardfern

MLA

“hardfern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardfern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardfern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardfern.

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